Make Sierra Leone Famous Vickie Remoe
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Make Sierra Leone Famous with Vickie Remoe - Conversations that expand your understanding of Sierra Leone's history, culture, and identity.
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In Sierra Leone Is College Education A Waste
The number of Sierra Leoneans accessing higher education continued to grow exponentially, but the quality of college education is questionable. Are colleges and universities training the workforce of the future? If not, what changes need to happen.Join my guests, Mrs. Miriam Conteh-Morgan, Deputy Vice Chancellor, IPAM, University of Sierra Leone; Jon Akinola, Entrepreneur and Producer; and Yasmin Metz-Johnson, Creative Digital Entrepreneur and Founder of Tells Trips, for a pressing conversati...
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Diaspora Buyer Beware: How to avoid costly land and homeownership wahala in Sierra Leone
Every Sierra Leonean dreams of owning a home. But the reality is, acquiring land and building a house can sometimes turn into a nightmare. Land papers can be forged, builders may be uncertified, and communities often lack proper planning. Don't worry, we've got you covered!In this episode, we bring you the experts who will help you avoid costly mistakes. Join Victor Remoe-Doherty, a residential real estate developer in Freetown, and Kathleen Jah-Davies, the lead architect at Arch Design SL, a...
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Salone Man Badat Is There A Cure?
Salone man get badat (Sierra Leoneans are envious) is not just a national catchphrase, its a widely held Sierra Leonean belief. The expression "Salone man get badat" has been used in presidential speeches and popular culture. President Kabbah once said it in a now-famous speech. Emmerson Bockarie, a Sierra Leonean Afropop singer, made a song about it. Badat is on everyone's lips, it's on their minds, and it is the root of all evil.Make Sierra Leone Famous explores the root of this self-deprec...
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Sierra Leone's Women: Sex Lives of Uncut Outcasts
In Sierra Leone, just two out of every ten women is uncircumcised. These women, the minority are labelled "gborka" and deemed "unclean" or "not woman enough". Make Sierra Leone Famous places the sex lives of uncut women in focus to discuss the power of pleasure, women's liberation, and orgasm equality. Special Guests: Umu Jalloh, MSW, and Leanne MaHota Rizk, MPH (Sexual and Reproductive Health Specialist).
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Sierra Leone is Addicted
Drug addiction and mental health in Sierra Leone in focus on episode one to an all-new season of the Make Sierra Leone Famous Podcast!Vickie Remoe interviews with Mahawa Sandy, founder of Nyali Foundation and Dr. Elizabeth Alieu resident psychiatrist in charge of the child and adolescent mental health at the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital. Sierra Leone’s youth are struggling with drug addiction and dependency. Vickie and guests discuss the root causes and and solutions for tacklin...
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From Cry Freetown to Sing Freetown
Host Vickie Remoe is in conversation with two of Sierra Leone’s most celebrated storytellers; award-winning playwright and founder of Freetong Players Charlie Haffner, and Emmy, BAFTA, and Peabody-winning journalist Sorious Samura.Show NotesListen to Doniie Major’s Freetown City: https://bit.ly/3PaVtHBShip to Sierra Leone from the USA with Dot BleuFind your next outfit at The Doll House BoutiqueTo make Sierra Leone better for women and girls in Salone better support the Asmaa James Foundation...